Snap-fastener.



A. HOLSTEIN.

SNAP FASTENER.

APPLICATION FILED MMLzs. |916.

A1,272,806. PacendJu1y16,1918.

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ALEXANDER HOLSTEIN, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

sNAr-FAsTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 16, 1918.

Application led March 23, 1916. Serial No. 86,039.

To all 'whom it may concern: y

Be it known that I, ALEXANDER HoxsTEIN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of Philadel ha, countyof Philadelphia, and Stateof ennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in SnapfFasteners, of which the, following accompanying drawingi I Y. my

Among the principal objects ,of my invention are to provide a snap -fastenergfor use in connection with articlesvot wearing apparel or .thelike which will be of simplejconstruction andwhich may be manufactured at a lowcost; which will be adapted toretain -the stud member frmlywithm-the socket member to securely ,unite the various parts of the fabric or other material .in connection withwhch the fastener may Abe used; and

which shall permit of the 'ready'separation i of .the members comprising the fastener when it is desired to separate the lies of fabric to which they may be attached;

Further objects of my invention are' to provide a snap fastener having Ithe foregoing characteristics which may be "readily sewed to the fabric by machinery; thus' materially lessening the cost of the garment in connection with utilized. f f- A Still furtherobjects of my invention are ige provide a snap fastener which shall notiable to get out'oforderior be damaged when in use; which shall be smooth and symmetrical in contour, and which will resent no sharp corners or projections w i'ch might catch into or tear an portion of a garment or the like irl-connection with which the fastener may be used. l

My invention further includesI all of the other various objects and' novel features of construction and arrangement hereinafter more definitely specified and described.

In the'accompanyin drawing, Figure 1 is an enlarged inverted p an view of the socket member of the fastener with portions broken away for the sake of clearness; Fig. 2 a top plan view thereof showin the socket member attached to a piece of; fabric; Fig. 3 a central vertical lon tudinal section throu h both members of t e fastener showing t e -piece of suitable spring wire.

which the fastener may be The preferred embodiment of my inven' tion illustrated in the drawing comprises a socket member A and a stud member B, re-

y t spectively adapted for attachment tosepa- 1s a specification, reference bemghadlto the i, 0n the plate l, maintained in position thereon by the curved rim 2, is a spring or gripping member l of peculiar construction, and preferably formed entirely of a single In forming the spring member, beginning at the point 5 ythe Wire is carried around in a substantially circular form to define an eye G and thence directed substantially longitudinally and bowed slightly outwardly as at 7 again bent in a substantial circle to form an eye 8, carried transversely across and preferably above the longitudinal portion 7 as at 9 and again bent in a substantial circle to form an eye 10. The wire is thence carried beneath por1 tion'9 substantially longitudinally opposite the portion 7 and outwardly bowed to correspond thereto as at ll, turned outwardly opposite the eye 7 to form a similar eye 12 and terminated at 13, so that the two ends 5 and 13 will lie respectively closely adjacent the longitudinally extending parts 7 Aand 11, with all portions of the wire lying nnill be ltl't beleven the exterior ol' those parts ot' the member moet nearly adjacent the interior ol' the Vini :1nd lluiini itr'selll to permit a limited lateral .movement to take pince 4between the l1ngrittnlinally extending parte T :und l l nlVA the member when required, und. :is hitherto eluted. tlleri parw` ol' the wire :ire prei'ernbly bowed Slightly oinwnrdly. whereby, as beet Shown in Fig'. Z u `epilee is formed between tlieni ninewhzit lese' in widthvthan the diameter ol the :ipul'tnre 2l in the plate so that t-'he wirev will normally project slight l o\ er themnrgin o1 'the :iperture at dizinutiirnllli oppoe'ed points.

"The 1plsite `is provided with :i plurality `of other apertures 15 positioned Ytherein to register with ythe rairious eyes defined by the bent-wire toen-.ible the fastener to be stitched Ito-a pieeeof fabric or the like yby means of transverselyextending Stitches 17 which are fpre'ferabl'y fpaesed through Ethe vapertures 15 'sind the corresponding eyes to cross the 'Wire adjacent theends of the Substantially longi- Itudinelly 'extending port-ions thereof.

The Stud cmember of 'the fastener may vcomprise a plate 20 having an integral outwardly extending rStud "21 4formed centrally thereof, the head 2i. of the stud being of Somewhat'-frreater'diameter than the neck 23 but not sntliciently greet to prevent its passng'through the aperture 2i in the plate, and the plate may be provided with suitable-,brifices 24 for the reception-of stitches wlnireby `the yplntenniy be secured to the fabric in the usual manner.

:In use the Socket member is preferably attached to the fabric 'in the position Shown in Fig. 2, that is, with the curved edge @ad jacent the fabric, in which position only vthe 40 surface of the plate 1 and the portions `of the wires projecting over the margin of the aperture j are rieihle.Y and the stud member having been secured to another `piece of fabric in the usual manner, the head (if-the `lfiztter ma;r be readily puehed through `the aperture 3t the longitudinally extending parte of the wire covered by the plate springing-apart for the distance permitted by the clearances 1'6 to permit the passage of the head sand contracting after the head has socket member, the gripping' memberwill `be Securely retained in loperative relation `with fthe plntevand that -the lateralmovement of the parte fof the gripping member will be limited to'the amount permitted by the elearvences 16,a1id'ae this distance is justrsdiiicient, when supplemented by the inherent resiliency oi ive of the wire to permit the passage of t ie head of the stud, the parts of the gripping'meniber coin never fbe :forced npart beyohdfthe'ir dla'stic limit, so that even :titer long continued usage the fasteners will oper-.ite as satisfactorily :is when new. Furthermore, in such e con'tri'ietzion the longitudinally extending parte otthe wire muy, if desired, be disposed considerably closer together .to exert :i correspondi. ly strong gmp upon the neck and head o' the S'tud member-'when 'inl osition in the socket, than would be otherwise. possible, thereby materially enhancing `tlrelrolding powerothe socket upon 'the Irheeel. Elit will tfurther be eviclertftlrat when 'in position Iupen the *fabrrie as Shown 'in Fig. 2 the socket member 'will present smooth eurece, without projections er xsheep @edges'om corners, -ami that lowing e0 me qmfiimr ma amingement -of *the apertures 15 and feerxespe'ng eyes in the grip ing member, I'the socket 'member lmay y'be f-tteere 'to tthe fbrieby a suitatble 'sewing n'fafehine While I have' illustraltied and describe e, .l referred embodiment o'f my `invention h emiemlle 'prtiemlbm I do' mot -Ur item 'tolfthereby' flmlt`-rry eelffepeufealllytheretm es itlwill beevent that suitable eiarfges-end'rrfoeatensmay 'be 'mede beth in Ethe feonstaruetion and arrangmentoffle tlreeofwith- 1eilt epurm'g' re'm eieprt an 'e 1 fof fthe mwetion as in the apztiieed elainfs.

Herrin Lihue described minvention, I claim iesiixie telpreeebby Jetrex-e ittent of the llniltl *Stumm f1. fA snap ftastener'eomprsng a eubeten itallyfblen'g fhav'ilr 'aeentral'apetu-m, eiplure'lltyfe' etherfepexmesisposeteymmevrimiiqf wh respete thereto, ma n ginal, upwardly curved rim, and agri "mg member wmpuse if 1a @single lpiece wire peut@ define @plurality-Uff eyesermnged 'te register with mi lest menzionati y:iperituree mrd 2te @resem wpar ef'eiibstmtisrlly rengtudmlliy :extenrfg bowed 'wires pro- :lectin fever'fthe margin 'of said first mentiene aperture, those portions rolf 'the mire 'denrrgfthe'eyes erf aigmglbenleafth smid to position said 'ing'miemberfen said platte und'fprevent the fpermenerlt luterldis- .plee-ement of enii Ilongrtninllfy extending wires.

2. ,A snepv fastener eomprisnig e 'socket member and 'e `-filtutl member. yseid socket :member lrmvingfa mibstxntellly .fiat-body lamd :un-upwardly nurvedmerginailiriin, aeentrel aperture, n :pluruliw ofA other :symmetrically dispoeetlziipeittiuree, fe gripping iniember Tlisposel Witihinrsad rim land formed-'of a Singgle rp'iece of Wire ihe'nt '.to define "a plurality of eyes 'irrrwnged dao register Ywith mid lest mentioned apertures and to present a pair oi opposed substantially longitudinally eX- tendmg bowed Wires projecting beyond the marginal edge of said central aperture, and said stud member Comprising a plate' having an upwardly extending stud of varying dimueter operative to enter said central aperture in said socket member and extend between said longitudinally extending Wires of said grippin member. 10

In Witness w ereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 22nd day of March, A. D. 1916.

ALEXANDER HOLSTEIN.

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